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Citizenship and nationality; Employment-based immigration - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404252_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposed Change to Police Uniforms Act in Order to Comply with CEDAWhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404218_text
Discrimination; United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979; Women's rights - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404218_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Cabinet Approves Draft Proposal on Adoption of Anti-Corruption Conventionhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404157_text
Corruption; International affairs; United Nations Convention Against Corruption, 2003 - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404157_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Taipei Ban on Election Banners and Flagshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404121_text
Elections and politics; Freedom of speech; Marketing and advertising - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205404121_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Law on Food Safety Amendedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403855_text
Administrative law and regulatory procedures; Food labeling; Food safety; Genetically modified foods; Health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403855_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Cross-Border Prisoner Transfer Law Adoptedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403721_text
Crime and law enforcement; International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403721_textGlobal Legal Monitor: New Zealand; Taiwan: Free Trade Agreement Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403642_text
International affairs; Foreign trade and international finance - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403642_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposals to Increase Taxation of and Health Surcharge on Tobacco Productshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403590_text
Tobacco and smoking - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403590_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Japan; Taiwan: Landmark Fishing Agreementhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403553_text
International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403553_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan; Thailand: Agreement to Fight Economic Crime Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403463_text
International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403463_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Stiffer Drunk Driving Provisionshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403461_text
Driving while intoxicated - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403461_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Extensively Amended Patent Act Becomes Effectivehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403444_text
Intellectual property - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403444_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: New Amendment to Criminal Code on Child Abusehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403428_text
Crime and law enforcement; Criminal code - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403428_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan; Thailand: Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403423_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403423_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Draft Law on National Land Planning Submitted to Cabinethttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403401_text
Natural resources - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet)... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403401_textGlobal Legal Monitor: New Zealand; Taiwan: Joint Venture Capital Investment Agreementhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403374_text
Investments - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403374_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Indonesia; Taiwan: Agreement to Combat Human Traffickinghttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403360_text
Human trafficking - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403360_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Cabinet Approves Increase in Minimum Hourly Wagehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403347_text
Labor - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403347_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Membership in South Pacific Fisheries Organizationhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403343_text
Natural resources - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403343_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposal to Raise Minimum Wagehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403278_text
Labor - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403278_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposed Amendments to Acts on Nuclear Damagehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403129_text
Disasters - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403129_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposed Changes to Data Protection Acthttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403119_text
Right of privacy - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403119_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Cabinet Approves Capital Gains Tax Proposalhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403121_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). 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Intellectual property - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403068_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: More Mainland Chinese Investment to Be Permittedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403044_text
Investments - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee... 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Human rights - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil... 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Legal systems - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403005_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Law on Research Using Human Subjectshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402951_text
Science and technology - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the... 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Judges - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges... 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Labor - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402770_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Law on Removal of Judges Adopted, But Dinosaur Judges Might Not Become Extincthttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402737_text
Judges - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402737_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Law Implementing CEDAW Adoptedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402689_text
Women's rights - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N.... 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Government ethics and transparency - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan... 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Children - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402608_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Safety Precautions Instituted in Light of Fukushima Crisishttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402577_text
Energy - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402577_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Rules on Investment by China in Domestic Companies Easedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402574_text
Investments - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402574_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Luxury Tax Proposed by Ministry of Financehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402554_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402554_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Provisions on "Do Not Resuscitate" Orders Amendedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402518_text
Death and dying - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402518_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Amendments to Immigration Act Proposed to Ease Overseas Nationals' Obtaining ID Cardshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402485_text
Immigration and nationality - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China... 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Judges - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first... 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Health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP... 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Elections and politics - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for... 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Environmental protection - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal... 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Workers safety and health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402398_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Act on Breastfeeding in Public Places Adoptedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402374_text
Families - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402374_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Milestone Proposal on Indigenous Peoples' Self-Governancehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402283_text
Native peoples - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals'... 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Environmental protection - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency... 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International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402234_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Australia; Taiwan: MOU on Green Energy Industries and Technologyhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402209_text
Environmental protection - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402209_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Government Plan to Focus on Solar Energy Developmenthttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402166_text
Energy - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402166_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: New Anti-Corruption Agency Plannedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402153_text
Government ethics and transparency - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402153_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Corporate Income Tax Reduced to 17%http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402066_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402066_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Labor Union Law Amended, Giving Teachers Right to Unionizehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402039_text
Labor - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement... 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Workers safety and health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of... 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Crime and law enforcement - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402011_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: New Policy of Government Repurchase of Tendered State-Owned Landhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402000_text
Property - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402000_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Tax-Exempt Status for Military, Teaching Professionals May Be Abolishedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401983_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401983_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Bill on Speedy Trials Passedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401971_text
Crime and law enforcement - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law... 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Communications - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401962_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Law on Industrial Innovation Adopted in Place of Expired Statute for Upgrading Industrieshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401939_text
Commerce - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401939_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: New Preferential Tax Measures for Foreign Businesses in FTZshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401903_text
Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and... 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Workers safety and health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401844_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Amendment to Criminal Law Provides "Exclusion Clause" for Fulfillment of Filial Obligationshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401829_text
Crime and law enforcement; Criminal code - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401829_textGlobal Legal Monitor: China; Taiwan: Three Economic Cooperation Agreements Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401753_text
Foreign trade and international finance - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also... 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Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first... 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Taxation - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401747_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: South Pacific Fishery Pact Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401734_text
Natural resources - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401734_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Constitutional Court Finds Law on Prostitution Unconstitutional http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401681_text
Constitution - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing... 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Banks and financial institutions - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401680_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Shared Electronic Database for Health Recordshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401638_text
Workers safety and health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH)... 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Transportation and public works - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401605_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Former President Given Life Sentence on Charges of Corruptionhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401595_text
Crime and law enforcement - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401595_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Fingerprinting on Administrative and Criminal Case Forms Discontinuedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401588_text
Crime and law enforcement - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401588_textGlobal Legal Monitor: China; Taiwan: Agreement on Fishing Cooperation Discussedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401574_text
International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401574_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Renewable Energy Law and Amendment of Energy Management Lawhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401512_text
Energy - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form... 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Natural resources - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401505_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Move to Better Protect Right to Fair and Expeditious Criminal Trialhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401488_text
Crime and law enforcement - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401488_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Clampdown on Sale of Black Market Mobile Phoneshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401461_text
Communications - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401461_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: E-Book Industry to Be Promotedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401431_text
Communications - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book... 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Economics and Public Finance - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401395_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Proposal for New Energy and Environment Taxes to Begin 2011http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401383_text
Environmental protection - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401383_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan; World Health Organization: 'Chinese Taipei' Listed Separately on Swine Flu Global Updateshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401367_text
International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401367_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Amendment Closes Loophole on the Underage Patronizing Video Arcades During Prohibited Hourshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401370_text
Children - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401370_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Amendments to Energy Law Adopted to Heighten Compliance with Energy Efficiency Requirementshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401361_text
Energy - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401361_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Draft Bill on Pensions for Private School Employeeshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401332_text
Labor - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401332_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Divorce Through Court Mediation Now an Optionhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401328_text
Families - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401328_textGlobal Legal Monitor: China; Taiwan: Agreements on Regular Flights, Financial Cooperation, Judicial Cooperation Signedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401274_text
International affairs - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang... 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Education - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401267_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Regulation of Stem Cell Preservation Businesseshttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401251_text
Workers safety and health - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401251_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Two International Human Rights Covenants Ratifiedhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401218_text
Human rights - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan) ratified two United Nations human rights instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,... 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Constitution - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan) ratified two United Nations human rights instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, On January 23, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court, which consists of a 15-member Council of Grand Justices, issued an interpretation that deems article 23, paragraph 3, and article 28 of the Detention Law unconstitutional. (Interpretation No. 654... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401192_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Statute on Women's Families in Dire Straits Amended to Expand Scope of Applicationhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401170_text
Social Welfare - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan) ratified two United Nations human rights instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, On January 23, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court, which consists of a 15-member Council of Grand Justices, issued an interpretation that deems article 23, paragraph 3, and article 28 of the Detention Law unconstitutional. (Interpretation No. 654 On January 23, 2009, the title of Taiwan's Statute for Providing Aid to Women's Families in Dire Straits was changed to the Statute for Providing Aid to Families in Dire Straits, and several of its articles... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401170_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: First Quadrennial Defense Review Submitted to Legislaturehttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401163_text
National security - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan) ratified two United Nations human rights instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, On January 23, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court, which consists of a 15-member Council of Grand Justices, issued an interpretation that deems article 23, paragraph 3, and article 28 of the Detention Law unconstitutional. (Interpretation No. 654 On January 23, 2009, the title of Taiwan's Statute for Providing Aid to Women's Families in Dire Straits was changed to the Statute for Providing Aid to Families in Dire Straits, and several of its articles On March 13, 2009, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, the ROC) submitted the Quadrennial Defense Review to the Legislative Yuan in written form; it was reportedly the first such... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401163_textGlobal Legal Monitor: Taiwan: Stimulus Plan to Expand Public Constructionhttp://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401143_text
Economics and Public Finance - On December 17, 2014, amendments to the Nationality Act passed the first reading in the Legislative Yuan, the primary legislative body of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). The changes are aimed at, among other objectives, On November 27, 2014, Taiwan's Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Police Uniforms Act that would permit on-duty policewomen to wear pants year-round. The proposed change, which was put forward by the Ministry of On August 28, 2014, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved draft legislation formulated by the Ministry of Justice on Taiwan's adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The As of August 29, 2014, Taipei City imposed a ban on the promotional banners and flags typically displayed during election campaigns in Taiwan. The purpose of the ban is to minimize visual pollution and achieve, in On January 28, 2014, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), "[t]he latest changes will greatly improve Taiwan's legal framework for On July 23, 2013, a new cross border Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, in 25 articles, took effect in the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan). On the same day, pursuant to the new law, the On July 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, ROC) and New Zealand concluded the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC). It On May 9, 2013, that the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) approved amendments to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act and to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that, if they become On April 10, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Japan concluded a landmark agreement on protection of each jurisdiction's fishing rights in their overlapping territories near the five islets and three barren rocks On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed a bilateral agreement to fight transnational economic crimes, in particular fraud carried On January 14, 2013, Taiwan's legislature adopted amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act that increase penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol or On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on Taiwan), which was promulgated on December 21, 2011, will come into force. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) was quoted as saying that On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of Taiwan's Criminal Code was published in the Gazette of the Office of the President. The amendment expands the scope of child abuse violations that Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and Thailand signed On October 30, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approved a draft law on national land planning, which has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in Venture Capital Funds. The landmark accord between the two countries, On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Taiwan from NT$103 (about US$3.50) to NT$109 (about US$3.71). The raise is The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) announced on September 23, 2012, that Taiwan has officially joined the South Pacific Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum hourly wage will be increased in two phases, from NT$103 On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear Accident Emergency Response Act, which, if adopted, would increase the On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the law was adopted in May 2010, it has not yet On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as of 2013, as part of a set of proposed amendments Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program is to accelerate the completion of first patent examination reports On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to participate in 161 kinds of businesses. This plan, outlined by Shih at a legislative committee On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them into conformity with the United Nations' International Covenant on Civil The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, in advance of the new legislative session that opened on On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by the non-binding Ethical Guidelines for Human Research, formulated by the Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum wage by 5.03%. If approved by Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet), the increase from NT$17,880 (about On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office of incompetent judges. The 103-article Act has been in the making for 23 years, but On May 20, 2011, Taiwan's highest-level legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, adopted a law to implement the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Taiwan is not a U.N. On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The date of entry into force of the Act will be determined by the Executive Yuan As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the sites where childcare facilities could be established, the number of such businesses is likely to On March 15, 2011, as part of its response to the Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis, Taiwan's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) installed a radiation detector at Songshan airport to screen passengers arriving from Japan. Installation of the Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued new rules on March 2, 2011, that ease restrictions on investment from mainland China in 42 additional sectors, including 25 manufacturing, 8 services, and 9 public construction sectors. The It was reported on February 25, 2011, that Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) is drafting a proposed "luxury tax" bill, the draft Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax (T'e-chung huo-wu chi lao-wu shui t'iao-li), with On January 26, 2011, an amendment to Taiwan's Hospice Palliative Care Act was promulgated. The most significant change is that the amended law enables doctors to observe, without the need for the original signed document, the It was reported on January 19, 2011, that the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), an advisory body to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet), has proposed amendments to the Immigration Act, whereby overseas-born Republic of China It was reported on January 6, 2011, that a draft Judges Act aimed at promoting judicial probity by providing a mechanism for evaluating individual judges and dismissing those with poor performance records has passed a first On January 4, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted controversial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, after opposition Democratic People's Party (DPP) legislators walked out in protest following the rejection by the "pan-blue"-dominated body of the DPP On December 8, 2010, the main opposition party in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), announced that it will sue four members of the ruling party, the Kuomintang (Nationalists, or KMT), for It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on recycling of appliances that will ban retailers from charging consumers a fee for the removal Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Geology Law on November 16, 2010. Under the new Law, the government is required to conduct a nationwide geological survey, to publicly disclose geologically unstable areas (with the approval of a Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Statute Governing Breastfeeding in Public Places on November 9, 2010. The 13-article Statute protects the right to breastfeed in public by stipulating the establishment, within one year of the Statute's promulgation, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) decided on September 23, 2010, to approve a proposal for an Indigenous Peoples Self-Government Act. The foundation of the proposed act is article 4 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Act, guaranteeing aboriginals' On September 10, 2010, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration announced the implementation of measures aimed at encouraging domestic companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The measures are set forth in the "Executive Yuan [Cabinet] Environmental Protection Agency The Swiss Federal Tribunal (Switzerland's Supreme Court), in Lausanne, issued a ruling on September 9, 2010, declining to handle on appeal a civil suit lodged by Taiwan against the Geneva-based International Standards Organization (ISO). The Tribunal, On August 31, 2010, Taiwan and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing more extensive bilateral cooperation to promote green energy industries and technologies. It is the first agreement of its kind between the two Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) announced on July 21, 2010, that it will support development of the photovoltaic industry ahead of all other forms of alternative energy. The measures it has already formulated Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established under the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). He indicated that it would not be modeled after On June 15, 2010, an amendment to Taiwan's Income Tax Act was published that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 20% to 17%. (Text of the amendment [in Chinese], 6927 TSUNG-T'UNG Fu KUNG-PAO [Gazette of On June 1, 2010, the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (or Taiwan) approved amendments to Taiwan's Labor Union Law that, in conjunction with the 2008 amended Collective Bargaining Agreement Law and 2009 amended Settlement On June 3, 2010, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill that would require those who conduct research on humans to obtain the informed written consent of their subjects. The impetus for accelerated formulation of A recently proposed draft amendment to Taiwan's Sexual Assault Prevention Act would incorporate provisions in the act similar to Florida's 2005 "Jessica's Law" in the United States. "Jessica's Law" (the informal name of legislation named after Taiwan's National Property Administration (NPA), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued new rules on the repurchase of formerly state-owned, non-public use land in Taipei and Taipei County, applicable as of May 13, 2010, whereby the On May 10, 2010, a bill first tabled in 2002 that prescribes cancellation of the current exemption from income tax of active military personnel and teaching professionals passed its first reading in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan. If Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Law on Swift Criminal Trial on April 23, 2010, in 14 articles. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that criminal defendants receive a speedy and fair trial. The Law On April 27, 2010, Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (Tien-nao ch'u-li ke-jen tzu-liao pao-hu fa). Under the proposed amendment, the Law's name will change to simply the Personal Data On April 16, 2010, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which will take the place of the expired Statute for Upgrading Industries. Under the new law, the government will be able to encourage On March 25, 2010, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced new measures that permit foreign firms or their branch companies that conduct warehousing or simple processing operations in Taiwan's free trade zones (FTZs) and Taiwan's President promulgated the Statute on Human Biological Database Management on February 3, 2010. (Statute for Human Body Biological Database Management, THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 34-44 (Feb. 3, 2010), http://content.glin.gov/summary/227862.) A On January 27, 2010, amendments to the Criminal Law were published in Taiwan's official gazette. The key amendment, a new article 294-1, sets forth circumstances exempting from criminal punishment someone who under the Civil Code has On December 22, 2009, China and Taiwan signed three agreements to further bilateral economic cooperation andmdash; on fishing crew cooperation; agricultural quarantine inspection; and industrial product standards, inspection, and certification. Representatives of the two sides also Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced on October 28, 2009, new, generally lower, withholding tax rates, to take effect on January 1, 2010, under the revised Standards of Withholding Tax Rates for Various Types of Income (first The Tax Reform Committee (TRC) of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) reached agreement on December 22, 2009, to maintain "for the time being" the system of tax-free capital gains for individuals and corporations. However, the TRC decided It was reported on December 7, 2009, that as a "fishing entity" using the name "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan has joined the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. According to the Deputy Director-General of the Taiwan Council On November 6, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled that the Social Order and Maintenance Act (of June 29, 1991) is unconstitutional because it undermines the guaranteed right of equality under the Constitution (art. 7) by prescribing It was announced on November 16, 2009, that mainland China and Taiwan (the terms of address used in the documents) have signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on banking, insurance, and securities. The MOUs, to take On October 12, 2009, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) approved fast-tracking of a three-year plan through which Taiwan's hospitals would be able to share patients' medical records via a Department of Health (DOH) On October 1, 2009, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved amendments to the Railway Act that, among other changes, would expand the law's coverage from primarily state-run railways to privately run lines. That change in turn would On September 11, 2009, Taiwan's former President, Chen Shui-bian, and his wife, Wu Shu-jen, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Taipei District Court, in a 1,415-page verdict (more than half of which comprises appended tables As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be On July 8, 2009, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou promulgated the Statute for Renewable Energy Development. On the same day, the Energy Management Law (issued and in force on August 8, 1980) was amended. Both laws form On July 8, 2009, Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Law (promulgated on June 23, 1989) was amended. The phrase "endangered species or rare and valuable species" was excised from paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 35 and from To prevent criminal cases from dragging on for decades, Taiwan's Judicial Yuan (one of the five branches of the government and the highest judicial organ) is drafting legislation on fair and speedy trials. The right to On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has directed the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Government Information Office (GIO) to jointly draft an electronic book industry action plan. Deliberations on the e-book Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or On June 17, 2009, the Tax Reform Committee of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a proposal to expand energy taxes to include environment taxes, with the changes to take effect in 2011. The Committee's three-in-one proposal A spokesman of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on May 26, 2009, that the World Health Organization [WHO] had agreed to include, in the WHO situation update tables and on its map for the On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. It comes only six months after a major amendment was The Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Taiwan's Energy Management Act on June 9, 2009. The revision of the Act is the least controversial among the three pieces of energy legislation being promoted by the government; the On June 1, 2009, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan's highest legislative body) passed the preliminary draft of a bill on retirement, compensation, severance, and resignation of private school employees, which would affect more than 60,000 teachers and On April 29, 2009, a new provision amending the section on family (part IV) of Taiwan's Civil Code was promulgated, to allow for divorce by means of mediation. Article 1052-1 stipulates that for divorces established through On April 26, 2009, in Nanjing, mainland China and Taiwan signed three agreements to improve relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Yunlin, President of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), and Chiang On April 20, 2009, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved a preliminary review of a proposal on an amendment to the Teachers Act (promulgated on Aug. 9, 1995; last amended on May According to the Director-General of the Bureau of Medical Affairs of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH), Shih Chung-liang, in comments made on April 15, 2009, new stem cell storage companies including new umbilical cord banks The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (ROC) (on Taiwan) ratified two United Nations human rights instruments, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, On January 23, 2009, Taiwan's Constitutional Court, which consists of a 15-member Council of Grand Justices, issued an interpretation that deems article 23, paragraph 3, and article 28 of the Detention Law unconstitutional. (Interpretation No. 654 On January 23, 2009, the title of Taiwan's Statute for Providing Aid to Women's Families in Dire Straits was changed to the Statute for Providing Aid to Families in Dire Straits, and several of its articles On March 13, 2009, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (on Taiwan, the ROC) submitted the Quadrennial Defense Review to the Legislative Yuan in written form; it was reportedly the first such On January 23, 2009, Taiwan's Special Statute for Revitalizing the Economy and Expanding Public Construction was promulgated, in 17 articles. It will remain in effect until December 31, 2012. The goals of the Statute, which was... 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